BMJ  2005;331 (16 July), doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7509.0-d

Treating ophthalmic herpes zoster in general practice

On p 147, Opstelten and Zaal outline the main points that general practitioners should keep in mind when faced with a case of ophthalmic herpes zoster. As one in 100 people contract the condition during their lifetime, doctors are relatively often faced with dilemmas about the initial diagnosis and deciding which patients need to be referred to a specialist or given antiviral treatment. The authors present an evidence based policy for treating immunocompetent patients.

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Managing ophthalmic herpes zoster in primary care

Wim Opstelten and Michel J W Zaal
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